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Situated in a rapidly gentrifying district of Seoul, Yeonnam-Dong's Smiley Laundromat is a place where the extraordinary stories of ordinary residents unfold. Furnished with a coffee machine, a full bookshelf, and warm lighting, it is a haven from the world for many locals. And when a notebook is left behind there, it becomes a place that brings people together. One by one, customers start jotting down candid diary entries, opening their hearts and inviting acts of kindness from neighbours who were once just faces in the crowd. But there is a darker story behind the notebook...

A volte basta una parola gentile per trovare la felicità. Yeonnam-dong è un quartiere di Seul in perpetua trasformazione e sempre alla rincorsa dell’ultima moda. Eppure, tra locali modernissimi e temporary shop, c’è una piccola lavanderia automatica che, per alcuni abitanti della zona, rappresenta un porto sicuro in un mare di cambiamenti. Perché qui trovano luci calde, scaffali pieni di libri e profumo di caffè che si mischia a quello del bucato appena lavato.